A coalition of 109 organizations is pushing back against Congressmen who do not want to regulate the disposal of coal combustion waste. Please call your Congressperson and ask him/her not to sign on to letters sponsored by industry that seek weak CCW ”guidelines” that skimp on environmental protections.

TVA's toxicity tests fall short (1-19-09)

The method TVA and others are using to test and analyze the toxicity of the coal ash splayed through a neighborhood, fields and streams beside TVA's Kingston power plant can't adequately determine the potential risk, experts say.

Second Sampling Trip on the Emory River (1-12-09)

On January 8th and 9th, staff from the Tennessee Aquarium, scientists from Appalachian State University and the Watauga Riverkeeper collected water and fish samples from the Emory River. Below is a video compilation with voice-over commentary.

Up close and personal (12-31)

New York Photographer Antrim Caskey releases poignant images from the Kingston coal accident. At left, DeAnna Copeland holds on photo of what her back yard used to look like before the Kingston Fossil Plant coal sludge spill. View all of Antrim's pics

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Life on Swan Pond after the TVA: A victim of the TVA spill starts a personal blog